Reviews on the movie "Torque"

Post by **themadscientist** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Yikes, it got slammed.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Torque-1129132/

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

suprise suprise

Really is sad as I am a mark for Ice Cube.

Post by **Hijacker** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

it got slammed?! how could that happen to what looked like would be such a fine fine piece of film making history!

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

The sarcasm almost oozed off of my screen...

Post by **-HyJynX-** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

"If you could just watch Torque, you'd think it's great looking. But if you listen to it, you'll think it's one of the dumbest movies ever made."-- Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS

lmao!!! Now that is slamming a movie haha

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Yeah, too bad, too. I'll still probably see it on dvd, just because it's cool to see bikes and what people are doing with them in stunts for movies, even though most looks like CGI.

Kind of like how the second Matirx had suck parts, but for me the freeway scene, bike racing through traffic was top notch. Imagine if the Wachowski(sp?) bro's put together two hours of bike movie. Delicious.

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Also, why do you suppose the movie was called "Torque"??

Most of the sportbikes in the movie will no doubt be the standard issue inline 4 with minimal torque output... while the less flashy, more expensive to the public Vtwin sportbikes have torque-a-plenty! Doubt we'll see too many VTR or TL bikes in the flick. I could be wrong about this, but most all sound bytes are of high-strung inline 4 engines, not throaty twin power. The masses must want the high pitch 4cyl. I'm confused on this one....?

Post by **themadscientist** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Keanu turns to Larry Fishburn and says"I can do a wheelie"

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

in deep voice

"show me"

Post by **Hijacker** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Post by **Nathan** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

SmithSR wrote:Also, why do you suppose the movie was called "Torque"??

Most of the sportbikes in the movie will no doubt be the standard issue inline 4 with minimal torque output... while the less flashy, more expensive to the public Vtwin sportbikes have torque-a-plenty! Doubt we'll see too many VTR or TL bikes in the flick. I could be wrong about this, but most all sound bytes are of high-strung inline 4 engines, not throaty twin power. The masses must want the high pitch 4cyl. I'm confused on this one....?

I thought the same thing when I heard the premise of the movie. Truth be told, most sport bikes dont have a lot of torque

I'm sure some specially chosen focus group thought "Torque" was a great name for a movie.

Post by **themadscientist** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

what suprized me is that some hip stuffed-shirt marketing guy didn't tap into "urban trends" and mis-spell it.

Going straight to DVD this spring "TORK"

Post by **Hijacker** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

maybe they didn't want to offend the entire demographic of people who know what mechanics are?

Post by **Mr1der** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

you guys seen previews for the breakdancing movie? ugh...

oh yeah, because it's a pain in the *** to find good pics of Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds, I'll just have to quote him

ahem "nerdsssssssssss!!!!!"

Post by **themadscientist** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Breakdancing movie? please tell me you are kidding! The movie "Breakin" was lame even in a time when that stuff was popular. Refrigerator boxes were worth gold back then!

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Hey breakin' 2 electric boogaloo was a classic...ok maybe not but it had Ice T.

Post by **Hijacker** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

i saw that promo. i nearly vomited

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

haha best quote was "A video game on steroids."-- Marc Savlov, AUSTIN CHRONICLE

Post by **Supafly** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

"Who knew that it would be possible to "dumb down" 2 Fast 2 Furious?"

ouch

Post by **Onizuka** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

"There is so much testosterone in this film that any woman who watches it will come out of it with a hairy chest and a favorite football team."-- Eric D. Snider, ERICDSNIDER.COM

Post by **I30T** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

I believe that what really turned me off from wathcing this was the slogan in the trailer.

Quote »There is a line between realandHyper-Real.This summer, ride that line.Right off the edge.(Saliva's Click Click Boom Plays)Ice Cube.Torque.[/quote]Hyper-real? Thats the best?

actually, the line that turned me off first was "From the producer of Fast and the Furious, Triple X, and 2 Fast 2 Furious..."

Post by **Axel Grungy** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

youd think "torque" would be a name of some muscle car movie, not some crotch rocket BS!

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

I guess all the good movie titles were taken??

Post by **C-Kwik** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

Yeah, not like thay can use Fast and Furious...

Post by **duey** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

funny as it is, the movie was made by the same people who made 2f2f. even funnier was the facted that they ragged on a few ricers (new gen eclipse, and rsx), then ragged on the infamous line "i live my life a quarter mile at a time".

movie wasn't worth the 9bux but, beats the hell outta watch'n a chick flick IMO

Reviews on the movie "Torque"

Reviews on the movie "Torque"

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